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Vanilla Fudge – Near The Beginning
Title: Vanilla Fudge - Near the Beginning
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1969, Psychedelic Rock, Heavy Psych/Proto-Prog, Long Island, New York 5/26
Matrix #: SD 33-278
Condition: VG+, sounds good with light static and pops, some marks CC | Members: Mark S (47' - ), Tim B (44' - 21'), Vince M (45' - ), Carmine A (46' - )
Cultural Facts:
- Studio Lore Near the Beginning mixed studio material with the long live “Break Song,” pushing the album closer to a concert document than a normal late-60s psych record.
- Personal Struggle Tim Bogert later battled cancer and died in 2021, ending the life of one of the bass players most tied to the bridge between psychedelic rock, hard rock, and early heavy music.
- Scene Ecology Vanilla Fudge helped connect Long Island garage-band roots to the heavier arena direction that groups like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple would soon make much bigger.
5/26/2026 CC
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